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     Emmeline Pankhurst was born in Manchester in the north of England in 1858. Back then British women  couldn't vote in elections, 36________ men could.
     Emmeline went to school in Paris, France. As she grew up she became 37________ in politics and wanted to  create a more equal society for women and men. She wanted women to have the 38________ rights as men, such as the  right to have a good job and the right to vote.
     In 1888, the girls at a match factory in London went on strike. They stopped working and asked the owner  to improve their terrible working 39________ They worked 14 hours a day and were 40________ for dropping matches on the floor.Many of the girls were 41________ because they worked with dangerous chemicals, Emmeline supported the strike.
     Emmeline 42_________ the Women’s Social and Political Union, also called the Suffragettes, in 1903. The  Suffragettes were a group who fought for women’s rights, 43________ the right to vote. They published a newspaper  called Votes for Women which sold 20,000 copies a week.
     In 1918, the British government gave women aged over 30 the right to vote? although men could vote when  they were 21. Women were finally 44________ to vote at the same age as men shortly after Emmeline died on 14 June,1928. Emmeline Pankhurst is sometimes 45_________ as one of the most influential people of the 20th century.
 

单选题
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】

and表示并且,but表示但是,for表示因为,为了,or表示或者。根据空前妇女没有选举权,空后男人可以选举,可以看出,选B。 

单选题
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】

根据空所在的句子可以看出,Emmeline想要男女平等的社会,可以判断出她对政治感兴趣或者关心政治,故C选项正确。 

单选题
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】

本题考查固定搭配“the same+名词+as 和…..一样”。正确答案是A

单选题
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】

选项所在句子提到“她们停止工作并要求雇主提升她们恶劣的工作   ”,由此得知,D选项为最佳答案。working conditions表示工作环境。 

单选题
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】

根据空后的句子“for dropping matches on the floor”可以得知B选项fined是正确答案,含义表示“罚款”。  

单选题
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】

根据空后because they worked with dangerous chemicals(她们从事于危险化学物工作),可以得知是生病,答案选A。

单选题
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】

根据空前后句子可以判断出来Emmeline是Women’s Social and Political Union的组织者,故答案选D。本题很容易选B选项。found可以作为“发现”的过去式,也可以是动词原形,表示“建立”,但是文中说的是过去的事情,而found表示“建立”,过去式应该是“founded”,故B选项错误。

单选题
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】

probably表示“大概,可能”,sincerely表示“真挚,真诚”, especially表示“尤其是”,properly表示“恰当,合适”。根据空所在句意得知the Suffragettes 致力于争取妇女权利,尤其是选举权。故选C。

单选题
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】

根据空前后句意“最终女人和男人一样,在同一年龄都有选举权”可以得知,女人是被许可得到了这种权利,故选A。 

单选题
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】

本题考查固定搭配“be described as”表示“被描述为”。考生很容易选B选项,be thought后面通常接to be 形式,表示 “被认为”。故选C.